Colour

#481D39

#481D39
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#481D39 is a magenta with RGB values 72, 29, 57 and HSL 321°, 43%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#481D39

RGBrgb(72, 29, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1137, 0.2235

RGB percentages28.2%, 11.4%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(320.9, 42.6%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.9, 59.7%, 28.2%)

CMYK0%, 59.7%, 20.8%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,726,073

CSS custom property--colour: #481D39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.9:1

Contrast with white13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#B7E2C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20283Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C2F38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4C1D28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36 Dim grey · ΔE 36.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 41.8 Slate grey · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1D482C

Analogous#421D48, #481D23

Triadic#39481D, #1D3948

Split complementary#23481D, #1D4842

Tetradic#48421D, #1D482C, #1D2348

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C46DA6

Lighter +30%#B5498F

Lighter +20%#913A73

Lighter +10%#6C2C56

Darker −10%#240E1C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#55103D

Less saturated −25%#3B2A35

Channel breakdown

R72

G29

B57

Red72 (28.2%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue320.93°

Saturation (HSL)42.57%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 48 · G 1D · B 39

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Colour values

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